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An examination of students' attitudes toward school and classroom science

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Morrell, Patricia Drozdowski

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The purpose of this study was to examine fifth, seventh, and tenth graders' attitudes toward school and classroom science by means of questionnaires and interviews. In particular, the study hoped to determine (a) if a relationship existed between these two attitudes, (b) what relationship, if any, grade level, gender, ethnicity,...

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students' attitudes toward school and toward classroom science, the relationship had no practical meaning
Partnerships between secondary/elementary science teachers and laboratory-based scientists : delineating best practices

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Henderson, Sandra

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Given the high probability of national and federal research laboratories continuing to sponsor science education partnerships between their staff and classroom science teachers and the dearth of research in this area, this study set out to delineate best practices associated with such partnerships for the purpose of increasing the effectiveness...

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, Scott and Annie Henderson-Selle, were a source of inspiration. I wanted them to understand that no
Student, teaching assistant, and faculty learning during innovation in an introductory biology course

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Blair, Lesley

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This study examined the dynamics of student, teaching assistant (TA), and faculty learning in relationship to implementation of a genetic technologies project in a university introductory biology course. Research focused on the types of learning that occurred and the various factors impacting that learning. Study participants included 25 undergraduate non-science...

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concept of "training." We're no longer educating genteel elites; our mandate now is to educate a